Joseph Gatt "... the first original novel in Maltese written by a woman known to us — 40 years before 'Nokkla Sewda' by Mary Meylak."

Joseph Gatt Actually the Maltese revolted several times against their rulers, for instance: https://timesofmalta.com/article/The-Battle-of-Malta-730-years-ago.476209. Even during the time of the Knights, there were many instances of resistance, such as that of Dr Callus of Mdina during the reign of La Valette. Henry Frendo's Chapter 2 entitled "A long fermentation: lords, vassals and intermediaries" (pp. 20-37), in his book "Malta's quest for independence: reflections on the course of Maltese history", is a very interesting read related to this topic.

Timmy Walsh A quaint and quirky Maltese tradition! 😃

Joseph Gatt See also related post: https://zafoid.com/post/view/11918